TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[Rosie_Kitten]

also idk if anybody has had this, but I assist at a legal clinic and did some work for a charity over the summer and in my recent interview I got the sense they thought I wasn't into commercial law enough. I was asked a lot of why not public law and how will you deal with morally reprehensible clients. can experience count against you? I also have some commercial experience, spoke about a deal I enjoyed + why, studied economics at a level like o.o

Whether it counts against you or not depends on how you answer the question I guess? If you say that the experience taught you about law in general, however you realised public law wasn't the best option to your skillset / interests etc then it can count for you?

Also it depends on motivations for participating in the experience, and whether those motivations overlap with commercial law.

I mean I guess it can depend on the firm too, and the length of experience.

 

[LaDiva]

1 minute for the first question, 1.5 for the rest (double the time for prep, so 2 mins then 3 for the rest)

Thank you!!

 

[FutureLawyer_]

is the hogan Lovells online immersive assessment automatic ?

 

[WiddyJ]

for those who have done the jones day interview, how soon after did you hear for ac or rejection?

 

[Dannie]

for those who have done the jones day interview, how soon after did you hear for ac or rejection?

one working day later !

 

[adf43256]

People that got rejected from WFW today was that post app, VI or AC?

 

[axelrod901]

1 minute for the first question, 1.5 for the rest (double the time for prep, so 2 mins then 3 for the rest)

Hi, thank you so much for this! I understand you cannot share the exact question but I would be grateful if you could tell whether the questions are more competence / motivational based or more like why DAC and firm-based?

 

[Kenomy]

People that got rejected from WFW today was that post app, VI or AC?

Post app

 

[trainee4u]

Four PFOs by lunchtime:

• post-app Fladgate (did VI last year; not sure if this counts against me)
• Freshfields (post blended assessment)
• WFW (post VI)
• Simmonss (post-app, in effect, as their SJT is automatic)

 

[ArthurWeasleyLaw]

I have confirmed an AC with Goodwin for next Tuesday, and have now been invited for an AC with another firm then too. what do I do?

 

[trainee4u]

People that got rejected from WFW today was that post app, VI or AC?

I did VI

 

[Fauxfilm_]

Written exercise AC in 3 hours with Trowers…

Not sure how I feel or if I feel prepared at all. Is this how first time AC attendees felt?!!

 

[AryanAgg]

Does anyone know the firms which are willing to give virtual AC's for international candidates?

 

[jojo23]

Freshfields waitlisted me(?)

Im not sure what emotion im meant to feel here

 

[aria_d]

for those who have done the jones day interview, how soon after did you hear for ac or rejection?

My friend heard back in 4 working days! I did the interview on the 3rd and they only have one AC date left so the partners said GradRec will be in touch soon. Hope that helps!

 

[jojo23]

92 days since i last heard from simmons ... day 100 is gonna be sensational.

 

[WiddyJ]

My friend heard back in 4 working days! I did the interview on the 3rd and they only have one AC date left so the partners said GradRec will be in touch soon. Hope that helps!

ty! was your friend progressed to ac? from what i’ve seen those who hear back in one day get progressed, but unsure as to those who receive their outcome later!

 

[summersun]

PFO post VI for WFW and post app for Fladgate (did the VI last year) ... would love some good news this afternoon

 

[kmwizzle]

Anyone heard from AG Manchester yet?

 

[Rosie_Kitten]

Fladgate PFO and HL invitation to assessment! The process gives, and the process takes.

EDIT: Sorry for the confusion, it was an invitation to an online assessment for DTC (was posting here instead of the DTC forum as I was talking about Fladgate)